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I remember hearing about this back in the '70s or '80s. I'm not sure which one. I also read a novel about it. The title and author escape me. Back in October 1956, a Soviet battlecruiser, I can't think of the name right now, was in Britain on a courtesy call. A British MI6 agent named Crabbe, I can't
think of his first name, was found dead under the ship. This caused a major
diplomatic row and almost led to Britain and the Soviet Union declaring war on each other. It became a major British scandal dubbed "The Crabbe Affair"
by the British media. It appeared that Crabbe had suffered a heart attack while placing explosives under the Soviet battlecruiser. What if the Crabbe Affair had let to World War III?
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